Feb11

Novel Study: Bud, Not Buddy

What does Bud do? What do these actions say about him as a person?

From personal experience, Bud has formulated rules or life skills that help him deal with and overcome challenging situations.  From this, we can learn that he is a clever, resourceful, and highly observant person.  Bud learns important lessons from life experiences, takes note of the outcomes, and keeps this at the back of his mind for the next time he is faced with a similar situation.  He makes me think of a strategist who analyzes a problem and looks for different possible solutions that will benefit him.  Bud is about self-preservation and knowing how not to be manipulated, as shown by his rule about ensuring adults can't hold anything over your head or take something you love away from you.

use graphic organizer below to help you brainstorm ideas that you will use in your reading response:

Science: Form follows Function due tomorrow.

New France presentations wrap-up tomorrow.

Feb9-10

• For students in grades 7 to 10
• Students can get help with math homework with live, online math tutoring from an Ontario teacher. It's free.
• Students Register At: https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/secure/login.php with their OEN (Ontario Education Number) found on their report cards and their date of birth to register.  
• Registration is free. Homework Help is offered in English and is only available to students at publicly funded schools.                                                              
• Live Online Tutoring - You can log in between 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET from Sunday to Thursday for one-on-one tutoring. Students can join your grade's tutor room to see what questions other students are asking and then watch teachers walk through problems on the group whiteboard. 

Basketball Dispersal Agenda Feb10

-go to your assigned classroom; teachers & office emailed

-continue working on any of the following tasks:

• math cat practice handout #2 computation with no calculator
• math do you remember unit 8 pg.271 text + workbook 8.1
• history new france prezi
• science form & function
• science forces handout
• bud, not buddy reading response

Feb 6

Science: Structures Form & Function

Working with 1 partner, select any 3 different structures of your choice i.e. toothbrush, shaver, car, building, table, chair, playscape, kitchen utensil, active grille shutters to improve aerodynamics, erogonomically designed furniture, baby sippy cup, water bottle flavor infuser, testarossa side rakes to cool engine etc. etc.

1.  Identify the main function (purpose/task) of the structure.

2.  Discuss if you think its function has determined its form/shape and makes the structure efficient and "smart" i.e. VW vending-machine-like car dispenser in Germany or do you think the form could be just pleasing to the eye and therefore a marketing gimmick to get your attention.

Feb5

Feb4-6

-Continue w/ New France: A Royal Colony prezi/emaze using checklist as success criteria.

-Continue w/ math cat practice questions (today's corrections below)

-Begin reading/completing Science Structures handout

-Begin working on Novel Study character profile sheet

Feb3

continue with practice questions